{"id":195186,"date":"2021-12-13T09:16:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T17:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=195186"},"modified":"2021-12-13T12:11:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-13T20:11:00","slug":"lvs-drops-pursuit-of-injunction-against-seminole-blocking-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/lvs-drops-pursuit-of-injunction-against-seminole-blocking-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Seminole Signature Blocking: LVS Drops Temporary Injunction Pursuit"},"content":{"rendered":"

An LVS Corp.-backed political action committee, \u201cFlorida Voters in Charge\u201d (FVC), has withdrawn a request for a temporary restraining order against campaign groups linked to the Seminole tribe.<\/p>\n

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A voter signs a petition to approve a ballot measure. LVS has accused the Seminole tribe of using underhanded tactics to disrupt its campaign, and it\u2019s running out of time to collect the necessary 900,000 signatures. (Image: The Oregonian<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

FVC sued<\/a> the Seminole groups last week, accusing them of using aggressive and underhand<\/a> tactics to undermine its campaign to get a gambling expansion measure on the 2022 Florida ballot. The groups include a Seminole-funded PAC called \u201cStanding Up for Florida.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Leon County judge refused FVC\u2019s request for an emergency restraining order last Wednesday. But on Friday, she also denied the Seminoles\u2019 motion to dismiss the case.<\/p>\n

Instead, Judge\u00a0Angela Dempsey\u00a0of the Florida 2nd Judicial Circuit in Tallahassee set an evidentiary hearing on the injunction for this Tuesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Race Against Time<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On Saturday, FVC spokeswoman Sarah Bascom said her organization was dropping its pursuit of the injunction. That’s because it wanted to focus on gathering the near 900,000 signatures required to get its motion on the ballot. But it will continue to pursue damages against the Seminole groups for their \u201cegregious\u201d blocking tactics, she said.<\/p>\n

According to Bascom, FVC has around 246,000 signatures of 891,589 needed. The deadline is ostensibly February 1. But, in reality, it\u2019s December 30, because election supervisors need a month to verify them.<\/p>\n

With our effort reaching this critical stage and our signature gathering progress in full swing, we will not be deterred by legal maneuvers seeking to bring our on-the-ground team members out of the field and tie them up in legal proceedings,\u201d <\/strong>Bascom said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Among the allegations are that the Seminole groups have targeted the FVC effort with a campaign of \u201ccoordinated harassment and intimidation.\u201d The lawsuit claims the groups are paying signature gatherers as much as $7,000 either to leave the state for at least six weeks or to switch to the other side.<\/p>\n

They have also allegedly been circulating a \u201csham petition,\u201d designed to confuse voters by tricking them into thinking they\u2019ve already signed the LVS petition.<\/p>\n

Jacksonville Casino is Ultimate Prize<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Seminoles hold a virtual monopoly on casino gaming in Florida at their seven Hard Rock casinos, and they want it to stay that way<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, LVS and its campaign ally, Alabama\u2019s Poarch Band of Creek Indians, want to ask voters to change the Florida constitution to allow pari-mutuel card rooms based at least 130 miles away from the Seminole reservation to become casinos. Theoretically, that could allow them to purchase a card room in or around the Jacksonville area that could later be converted into a full-blown casino resort.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

LVS has long coveted a casino in Florida and has poured at least $27 million into the campaign, according to the Florida Division of Elections website.<\/p>\n

“Standing Up for Florida” has received at least $20 million from the Seminoles since Sept. 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An LVS Corp.-backed political action committee, \u201cFlorida Voters in Charge\u201d (FVC), has withdrawn a request for a temporary restraining order against campaign groups linked to the Seminole tribe. 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